Helen Cheung Spies, MD
Neurology Physician · Chicago, IL
Helen Cheung Spies, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1316392855, issued on May 3, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 036.178181, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen Cheung Spies
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 036.178181 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1520 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607
- Phone
- (312) 942-4500
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 9000193819 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210805001886); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Helen Cheung Spies in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.178181Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
879 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin64 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl61 claims
- Carbamazepine Er54 claims
- Donepezil Hcl43 claims
- Levetiracetam43 claims
- Propranolol Hcl41 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Colorado Permanente Medical Group PCLafayette, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen Cheung Spies among 952 neurology physician records in Illinois
Helen Cheung Spies, MD is one of 952 neurology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Illinois
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Common questions
What is Helen Cheung Spies, MD's NPI number?
Helen Cheung Spies, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316392855, issued on May 3, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen Cheung Spies, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1520 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60607. Phone: (312) 942-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen Cheung Spies, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.178181, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Helen Cheung Spies, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen Cheung Spies, MD had 879 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.